Podcasts about sir mark walport

Brian Cox and Robin Ince uncover the unexpected history of the body in the archives of the Royal Society with special guests Prof Helen King, Sir Mark Walport, Keith Moore and Ed Byrne. Together they dissect some of the most surprising and peculiar beliefs that have been held about the body over the last 500 years, from wandering-womb hypotheses to tobacco-enema resuscitations. They unearth how scientific discoveries have often originated from brave individuals, willing to volunteer their own bodies in the pursuit of science. Our panellist Sir Mark Walport has continued in this tradition of self-experimentation, and has with him x-rays of his own faeces for show and tell!Producer: Melanie Brown Executive Producer: Alexandra Feachem Researcher: Olivia JaniBBC Studios Audio Production

The Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research recognizes distinguished leadership, vision and innovation. The 2021 lecture was delivered by internationally acclaimed Professor Sir Mark Walport, known globally for his innovative work in health research. The topic of his talk is Medical Research and Innovation: Post-Pandemic Priorities.

Matt Chorley talks to Sir Mark Walport, Professor Linda Bauld and The Science Media Centre's Fiona Fox about going from anonymous scientists in front of a microscope to media sensations during a pandemic.PLUS: Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester talk Operation Red Meat, the BBC licence fee and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Will vaccine passports alone be enough to give us back our freedom? Or will the capacity for virus checks be put to the test in the months ahead?On the Sky News Daily podcast with Dermot Murnaghan, hair salon owner Emma Pullen talks about the impact self-isolation notifications are having on her business after months of closures due to lockdowns. Plus, we are joined by former chief scientific adviser to the government, Sir Mark Walport, and our technology reporter Alexander Martin.Daily podcast team:Podcast producer - Annie JoycePodcast producer - Nicola EyersPodcast producer - Rosetta FourlagawoInterviews producer - Tatiana AldersonArchive - Simon WindsorArchive - Rob FellowesArchive - Nelly StefanovaMusic - Steven Wheeler

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce today that the government are delaying plans to remove COVID restrictions on June 21. BBC R4's Martha Kearney speaks to Health Minister Edward Argar, former government scientific advisor Sir Mark Walport, and Professor Devi Sridhar, who is a member of the Scottish government's COVID-19 Advisory Group, about this delay. Meanwhile, BBC R4's Nick Robinson and Chris Lord speak to business owners and tourists in Cornwall about the implications of a potential four more weeks under COVID regulations.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock says if the Indian variant is 50% more transmissible than the Kent variant, it will cause "problems" for the lockdown easing roadmap. He says local lockdowns could return, and defends the government against the charge that it was too slow to stop travel from India. Sir Mark Walport, former Chief Scientific Adviser, raises concerns about Monday's easing of restrictions. Adam Finn of the JCVI says the Astra-Zeneca vaccine could now be given to under-40s.

Isabel Hardman hosts the highlights from Sunday's political shows. Today's guests include Matt Hancock, Yvette Cooper, Steve Reed and Sir Mark Walport. 

The plan is ‘cautious and irreversible’ – but what do we know about the scientific data behind it?On this edition of the Sky News Daily podcast, Dermot Murnaghan is joined by our political correspondent Kate McCann, former chief scientific adviser Sir Mark Walport, and Isla Glaister from Sky’s data team.Daily podcast team:Podcast producer - Annie JoycePodcast producer - Nicola EyersPodcast producer – Lauren PinkneyInterviews producer - Tatiana AldersonArchive - Simon WindsorArchive - Rob FellowesArchive – Nelly Stefanova Music - Steven Wheeler

Millions of people have now received at least the first dose of the Covid vaccine but many others have been frustrated they have not yet been contacted despite them being in the priority groups. Mishal Husain puts listener questions to NHS England's Nikki Kanani, who is also a practising GP. And Paul Hunter from University of East Anglia, and Sir Mark Walport, former chief scientific adviser, how discuss how far does the vaccination programme enable an end to restrictions. (Image: Londoners queue for vaccine. Credit: Reuters)

There have been three new variants of COVID that have had a startling impact on the number of cases. They have been detected thousands of miles apart, one in Brazil, one in South Africa, and one in the UK. This came as no surprise to scientists. Since the virus was first detected, it has mutated approximately 4,000 times. However, if the virus keeps mutating, will we ever end the pandemic? In this episode, host Jayne Secker is joined by Sir Mark Walport, previous government chief scientific adviser to explain what we know so far about the new variants and Sky News correspondent, Ashna Hurynag, tells us what the situation is like in the city of Manaus.

Isabel Hardman rounds up Sunday's political interview highlights, with clips coming from Boris Johnson, Sir Mark Walport, Arlene Foster, Tony Blair and Liz Truss. 

Michael Gove says England's second national lockdown could last more than one month. He also defends the government against accusations it has moved too slowly to bring the restrictions in. SAGE scientist Sir Mark Walport explains the differences between this lockdown and the first one.

Ruth speaks to former Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Mark Walport

Ruth speaks to former Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Mark Walport

Should scientists be free to speak out if they don't like how politicians use science? Who is to blame if government policy doesn't follow advice? Why were some countries hit harder than others by COVID in the spring, and did the quality of science advice have anything to do with it? When do scientists speak as scientists, and when are they simply ordinary citizens? Sir Mark Walport discusses these questions with Toby Wardman of SAPEA. We also discuss the job of a chief scientific advisor, who's really in control of coronavirus (hint: it's not us), and why UK emergency response committees have such awesome names.

In April 2018 the UK's funding environment was transformed with the launch of UK Research and Innovation, an umbrella agency which oversees more than £6 billion (US$7.4 billion) of research funding per year, led by Sir Mark Walport, formerly the UK government's chief scientific adviser.In episode four of this six-part series on funding, Julie Gould discusses the changes with James Wilsdon, professor of research policy at the University of Sheffield, UK. Wilsdon describes how the new funding landscape compares to the previous structure of seven research councils, how UKRI can support interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary research, and what this new funding landscape means for early career researchers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Professor Sir Mark Walport is the first Chief Executive of the newly formed UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The creation of UKRI is a major change to how the UK funds research. Bringing together the seven research councils, Innovate UK and Research England, it will be responsible for £6 billion in public funding for research and innovation. Sir Mark addressed the big questions UKRI faces, including how the UK can continue to be a world-leader in research and how to support the Government’s Industrial Strategy. He was in conversation with Bronwen Maddox, Director of the Institute for Government.

On this week's Tech Nation, Sir Mark Walport, former Chief Science Advisor for the UK Government and soon, the first Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation – you may be surprised at the UK's impact on our everyday technology. Then NPR's lead digital education correspondent Anya Kamenetz (Kam-inettes), and her book, “The Art of Screen Time: How Your Family Can Balance Digital Media & Real Life”. Then on Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent, Dr Daniel Kraft talks about the rise of the individual inventor in health and wellness.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Sir Mark Walport, former Chief Science Advisor for the UK Government and soon, the first Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation – you may be surprised at the UK’s impact on our everyday technology. Then NPR’s lead digital education correspondent Anya Kamenetz (Kam-inettes), and her book, “The Art of Screen Time: How Your Family Can Balance Digital Media & Real Life”. Then on Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent, Dr Daniel Kraft talks about the rise of the individual inventor in health and wellness.

In this episode Sir Mark Walport (@uksciencechief), UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of the Government Office for Science, says his job is to advise the government on policy for all aspects of science, engineering, technology, and social science. In a delightful interview with 11:FS Co-Founder Simon Taylor, he discusses artificial intelligence, ethics and technology, data and privacy, and more. “There are many other areas where industry has the potential to progress faster if they work together in a pre-competitive environment.  Of course, one of the issues is around the sharing of data,” he says. “It’s possible to share data in ways that don’t threaten the integrity of businesses.  That’s about defining access and giving people access in a way that critically protects privacy.” Thank you to Paul Aldrich (@DrPAldrich), Lead Partner of Financial Services Technology at Odgers Berndtson, for inviting us to CityVison2030 where we interviewed Sir Mark. For more great FinTech Insider interviews, visit 11fs.co.uk. The post Ep208 – Sir Mark Walport, UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of the Government Office for Science appeared first on 11FS. The post Ep208 – Sir Mark Walport, UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of the Government Office for Science appeared first on 11:FS.

Professor Sir Mark Walport presented the 80th Stephen Paget Memorial Lecture (2016) for Understanding Animal Research

Our climate is changing. As global temperatures increase, the risks to human populations become more severe. We are already seeing the impact of more extreme weather events (e.g. flooding, coastal erosion) and shifting climate patterns (i.e. food and water shortages). But it is not just these environmental risks that we need to consider. Hidden associated risks such as population health, and political and economic stability, are also of global concern. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report written and released in 2013 by the world’s leading scientists there is no doubt that climate change is occurring, and based on nearly 7 years of new climate change research, human activities releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere since the 1950s are “most likely” the dominant cause. To avoid experiencing the worst climate change impacts, the governments of the world have agreed to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions in an attempt to limit global warming to a maximum of 2°C above pre-industrial levels. The only way to achieve this will be to work together. In December 2015 the world will come together in Paris at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNCCC). At this meeting all of the nations will meet to agree on a legally binding and universal global climate change agreement, with emission reduction commitments from all countries. The aim will be to bring together all of the existing binding and non-binding agreements under the UN climate convention into a single comprehensive regime to be adopted from 2020. But how will this affect us here in the UK? How do the scientists know that we are causing climate change? What social and economic impacts are we likely to experience in the future, and how are we preparing? How are the global negotiations going? What is the UK Government going to do about cutting our emissions? These are all questions that were covered during a one day conference at Cumberland Lodge on Monday 6th October 2014. Professor Sir Mark Walport, the Chief Scientific Advisor for government, provided our keynote public lecture, which summarised many of the key facts outlined during the day.

UK Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Mark Walport joined Science Soapbox for our first ever live show on July 21st. In this episode, Science Soapbox chats about the distinction between scientific advice and scientific policy and the three lenses through which policy decisions are made. For show notes, visit sciencesoapbox.org/podcast and subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher. Twitter: twitter.com/science_soapbox Facebook: facebook.com/sciencesoapbox

Sir Mark Walport, the government's Chief Scientific Advisor champions the life of Sir Hans Sloane, founder of the British Museum. Along with expert Marjorie Caygill they tell Matthew Parris why they think Sloane is the mother and father of all collectors. Producer : Perminder Khatkar.

This second BIS Science & Innovation podcast features Sir Mark Walport, who discusses his role as Government Chief Scientific Advisor, his plans for his new role, and what people can expect of his tenure. Leila Luheshi approaches science policy making from a different angle: she's on secondment from her "day job" as a Cambridge University scientist - hear her impressions of her time in Government. And Karen Folkes discusses the challenges of engaging new audiences, the new Public Attitudes to Science blog (http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/blog/public-view-science-back) and what to expect from Public Attitudes to Science 2014 #scipolicy #scicomm13 #PAS2014

Keynote speech by Sir Mark Walport for the Rigour and Openness in 21st Century Science held on the 11th and 12th April 2013.

Jim al-Khalili talks to the next chief scientific advisor to the government, Sir Mark Walport about how he thinks science can save the UK economy; how he plans to ensure that scientific evidence is taken seriously by an arts-dominated civil service and why he believes scientific research should be made available to everyone, free of charge. Sir Mark, who started his Life Scientific studying immune responses, has spent the last ten years in charge of one of the largest funders of medical research in the world, the Wellcome Trust. Many love his robust, straight-talking style: others find him uncompromising. He hopes to tackle environmental change and many of the problems associated with our ageing population, as well as changing Whitehall's attitude to science. It's hard to predict what other issues he may have to deal with, but even without an unexpected crisis, many anticipate that his forthcoming time in government will be nothing if not eventful.

In a special edition of Hardtalk, recorded in front of an audience in the village of Portmeirion in North Wales, Stephen Sackur talks to Sir Mark Walport the Director of the Wellcome Trust. One of the world's most important funding institutions for biomedical research, it distributes close to a billion dollars' worth of grants every year. Much of it goes to cutting edge genetic research which promises to transform human healthcare, but also raises profound ethical questions. Our scientific knowledge is expanding but what about the wisdom with which we use it?

SCIENCE&MEDICINE Chair: Jon Snow, Channel 4 News Panel: Martin Rees, Trinity College Cambridge and Sir Mark Walport, The Wellcome Trust

A guide to interesting, informative or just plain idiosyncratic numbers of the year. Plus, does probability really exist? Contributors: David Spiegelhalter, Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk at Cambridge University; Owen Spottiswoode, Fullfact.org; Tracey Brown from Sense about Science; Jil Matheson, UK Statistics Authority; George Monbiot; Sir Mark Walport, Director of the Wellcome Trust; Money Box presenter Paul Lewis; Sports Statistician, Robert Mastrodomenico; Dr Linda Yeuh Economics Correspondent at Bloomberg; Stand up Mathematician Matt Parker

Sir Mark Walport, Director of the Wellcome Trust, gives a lecture on scholarship, publishing and the dissemination of research designed to stimulate debate in Oxford on the issues surrounding changes in scholarly communications.